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MYAR RE_INTEGRATION SWEATSHIRT and MYAR RE_LOCATE SWEATSHIRT

PRESENT

GILDAN crewneck sweatshirt,  regular fit,  printed on the centre front, contrasting tone print. 

The first print represents the Greek viper. 

Continuous fires due to climate change make it move in search of a new habitat.  

Ninety per cent of current habitats will become inhospitable and unsuitable by 2080.

The second print represent the Snow Leopard.

There are 4,000 Snow Leopards left before they become extinct. 

Increasing temperatures cause them to move to higher altitudes and take refuge in increasingly narrow and fragmented areas.

THE GREEK VIPER

The Endangered Greek meadow viper Vipera graeca is one of the world’s rarest snakes, endemic to the high-elevation alpine meadow grasslands in the Pindos Mountain chain of Albania and Greece.

First recorded on the highest Greek mountains in 1985 and subsequently described as a unique subspecies 3 years later, it was elevated to full species in 2017. Sadly the study “Determining priority areas for an Endangered cold-adapted snake on warming mountain tops” (whic is published in the journal Oryx) predicts that 90% of its habitat will be lost by the 2080s as a result of climate change and habitat degradation.

THE SNOW LEOPARD

Snow Leopard are native to the mountains of Central and South Asia, it is estimated that there are some 4,000 to 6,000 worldwide, and they live at elevations of 3,000-4,500m (11,480-14,760ft). Solitary creatures, they usually hunt at dawn and dusk and are able to kill prey up to three times their own weight

Warmer temperatures are threatening to shrink the habitat of the snow leopard and weaken their struggle against extinction

WWF says that the animal is threatened not just because of climate change but also because of a combination of other factors including:

·       Habitat fragmentation: the snow leopard's habitat especially in the eastern Himalayas - is being increasingly encroached upon by humans

·       A decline in natural prey, resulting in snow leopards sometimes attacking livestock, which can result in local people killing them

·       Illegal wildlife trade: Snow leopards are being increasingly poached for their body parts